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男孩儿

nánháir

boy

boy
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Characters in this word

男 nán

Strokes
7
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 力 strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

孩 hái

Strokes
9
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
子 son, child 亥 12th terrestrial branch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 孩

儿 ér

Strokes
2
Radical
儿 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 儿

Example phrases

  • 那个男孩儿是我弟弟。 Nàge nánháir shì wǒ dìdi. That boy is my younger brother.
  • 男孩儿在跑步。 Nánháir zài pǎobù. The boy is running.
  • 她的孩子是男孩儿。 Tā de háizi shì nánháir. Her child is a boy.
  • 男孩儿在家吃饭。 Nánháir zài jiā chīfàn. The boy is eating at home.
  • 男孩儿会开车吗? Nánháir huì kāichē ma? Can the boy drive?
  • 请男孩儿坐下。 Qǐng nánháir zuòxia. Please ask the boy to sit down.
  • 男孩儿在学校读书。 Nánháir zài xuéxiào dúshū. The boy studies at school.
  • 男孩儿没拿书包。 Nánháir méi ná shūbāo. The boy didn't take his schoolbag.
  • 那个男孩儿爱唱歌。 Nà ge nánháir ài chànggē. That boy loves to sing.
  • 男孩儿别在路上跑。 Nánháir bié zài lùshang pǎo. Boy, don't run in the road.

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